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Rafael Nadal #1 def. Gilles Simon #42

6-4 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 5, 2010*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score6-4 6-4 6-2
Loser Gilles Simon
Duration1h 59m
StatRafael NadalGilles Simon
Aces66
Double faults32
First serve %5755
First serve points won %9165
Second serve points won %5852
Break points saved %10056
Break points converted %440
Service points won %7659
Return points won %4124
Total points won %5644

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalGilles Simon
Country ESP FRA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Dec 27, 1984
Age2425
Height185183
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)142
Ranking points (entering)10,7451,055
Elo (entering)2,2831,849
Career W-L1,045–225493–379
Career earnings$134,946,100$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 3 1 Gilles Simon

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 2010R64 Denis Istomin 6-2 7-6(5) 7-5WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 2010R128 Teymuraz Gabashvili 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch data

Rafael Nadal's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 2010R16 Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Gilles Simon's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 2010R64 Philipp Kohlschreiber 4-6 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 2010R128 Donald Young 6-1 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data